2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brassall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of households in Brassall are headed by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct local landscape where single-parent homes and people living alone are both common. While the typical home size matches the rest of the country, the mix of people living together varies widely.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brassall — lower than 57% of areas.
| Brassall | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Nearly 29% of people in Brassall live alone, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures. This proportion has risen since 2011, and the typical home now holds 2.5 people, a slight drop from a decade ago.
2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.8% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Brassall splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 24.8% of the area, which is far above the Australian average of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas. This has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common group at 50.6%.
24.8% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Brassall, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Brassall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031283/brassall/topic/family-households